Q&A: Meet the Democratic candidates running to represent Colorado in the US Senate

Colorado’s Democratic Senate primary centers on a key question: Do voters want experience, or a new generation of leadership?

Incumbent U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper, characterized as a moderate Democrat, will face off against progressive challenger state Sen. Julie Gonzales in the June 30 primary for one of Colorado’s two U.S. Senate seats. The winner of the Democratic primary will face Republican candidate Sen. Mark Baisley in the November general election. Baisley, a member of the Colorado State Senate representing District 4, is running unopposed in his party. Once c…

Q&A: Meet the Democratic candidates running to represent Colorado in the US Senate

Incumbent U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper and state Sen. Julie Gonzales are running against each other in the June 30 primary for one of Colorado’s two U.S. Senate seats. Hickenlooper — former Colorado governor — is in his first term as U.S. senator. Gonzales is in her second term representing Colorado’s 34th Senate district, located entirely within Denver County. The Steamboat Pilot & Today asked each candidate five questions about some of the key …